OLPC PL

Note: this is a second initiative to join OLPC emerging from Poland. First one took place in years 2006-2008. Wiki link (page in polish) [here]

last edit: 19.01.2012

1. The Team - y. 2011

At start we are 5:

• Jakub Ratajczak - programmer, businessman, runs a primary school in WAW. Main focus: Sugar
• Pawel Makowiecki - social entrepreneuer, funder of the Responsible Business Institute IOB, one of the most innovative "think-and-do-tank" in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Social Innovation in Poland. Focus: open source, know-how transfer
• Krzysztof Kielak, programmer (python, gtk, html)
• Mateusz Kieniewicz, engineer from the Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements PIAP, main focus: robotics
• Dominik Granada, NGO president FRKS, educator, manager. Main focus: XO+Sugar application/usability in rural schools, collaborative activities, know-how transfer

In January 2012 there are over 8 Translators, Magda coordinating lesson plans and SoaS distribution project and Kuba joins FRKS team to prepare Sugar in School pilot.

2. The plan

There are two main areas we want to concentrate on:

(1) Localize Sugar with basic Activities - everyone is invited TRANSLATIONS, run a pilot project to see what could be the possible advantage of using XO's and/or Sugar only in polish education perspective;

TRANSLATION TEAM LOUNGE

(2) Build a Community and run a Lending Library in Warsaw. (3) Lending Library Warsaw / Wypożyczalnia Laptopów - informacje po polsku: OLPC.PL

(4) Prepare lesson plans following polish primary school curriculum

(5) Test XO laptops, Sugar, 1:1 princinple in school

Thanks to the Sugar Community we have few XO's 1.5 (5) at our disposal for community building and another 30 of XO 1.0 thanks to UK friends of OLPC for the pilot project purpose.

I) Objectives

   * support the OLPC mission and community via lending out laptops to PL (and other nearby countries) volunteers / contributors; and 

   * encourage, enable, and support Contributor Program applicants from the PL; and
        
   * when needs arise develop Repair Center

II) Before you ask for a Laptop

   * Read Wiki and get familiar with News: OLPC NEWS, PLANET SUGAR, PLANET OLPC

   * See the Sugar Labs Getting Involved page. 

   * Some activity development FAQs 

   * Ideas - Get excited about something to implement; Some existing project ideas 

   * Browse mailing lists ( http://lists.laptop.org ) and join relevant

III) But DO ASK!

   * Just ask. If there's one free we'll lend it to you (within reason). Email frks@frks.pl and say "I would like to borrow a laptop for X months to do Y thing"
      

4. Contact

We set up a community webpage/blog: OLPC.PL. There is an english summary page HERE